1981 Headingley Impossible win - Bob Willis 8/43 - Most famous Ashes spell ever!

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  • Опубликовано: 5 дек 2017
  • Bob Willis' golden period as a world-class fast bowler culminated in the 1981 Ashes and the Headingley Test. Australia needed just 76 more runs to win with 9 wickets in hand and Bob Willis was in a trance not even celebrating his wickets. Such was his concentration that people thought he was on drugs! What happened in that match has become part of cricketing folklore. England followed on and were seven wickets down for 135 in their second innings. Botham, sacked as captain before the Test, smashed a remarkable149 not out. And then, supported by Graham Dilley and Chris Old, he gave England a lead of 129 runs.
    #bobwillis
    Then, with Australia poised to go two up in the series, Willis charged in and took 8 for 43 to bundle Australia out for 111 and see England home by 18 runs.
    One of cricket's greatest stories.
    #headingley #1981 #ashes
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  • @garethcharlton7508
    @garethcharlton7508 4 года назад +1099

    skipped school to watch it , been unemployed the last 37 years but it was worth it

    • @Koolhais
      @Koolhais 4 года назад +31

      Yup. Worth every moment!

    • @ianbarrett4166
      @ianbarrett4166 4 года назад +53

      Best comment 😂

    • @neilwilson5785
      @neilwilson5785 4 года назад +43

      Was my first ever job, but my boss let me listen on the radio. Still love him for that.

    • @stuiep1983
      @stuiep1983 4 года назад +9

      Brilliant 😂😂😂

    • @That_Random_Bloke
      @That_Random_Bloke 4 года назад +22

      gareth charlton You’ve won RUclips 🤣

  • @gc8216
    @gc8216 10 месяцев назад +64

    Simply the greatest Test match. Willis, Botham and Unsung hero Graham Dilley. Couldn’t believe when I saw he had passed away so young. As for Richie Benaud..my all time favourite commentator without a hint of partisanship in his commentary..truly the voice of cricket.

    • @philiprice7875
      @philiprice7875 Месяц назад

      remember the tv screen ENG to win 500/1
      cant remember if anyone took that bet most people would have thought just giving money to the bookie

    • @stevefox2295
      @stevefox2295 22 дня назад +2

      From memory I think Lillee and Marsh put money on England at those odds.

  • @alextw1488
    @alextw1488 Год назад +13

    Our junior school teacher packed us into the hall, wheeled out the TV and we sat legs crossed watching history being made. Take a bow, Mr Sanderson!

  • @thadtuiol1717
    @thadtuiol1717 4 года назад +208

    Aussie fan here. Those three deliveries by Bob Willis to Trevor Chappell, Kim Hughes and Graham Yallop are some of the fastest and most vicious deliveries I've ever seen. RIP Bob Willis, you were a true Ashes warrior.

    • @marshlightening
      @marshlightening 11 месяцев назад +15

      Although there is rivalry us Brits still love our Aussies!

    • @team19611
      @team19611 11 месяцев назад +6

      Great Post my friend

    • @TheToledoTrumpton
      @TheToledoTrumpton 10 месяцев назад +5

      The last delivery looked quick and seemed to move a bit as well. It was pretty much unplayable.

    • @gc8216
      @gc8216 10 месяцев назад +13

      What nice words, your country provided the greatest cricket commentator bar none

    • @don__hector7845
      @don__hector7845 10 месяцев назад

      @@marshlightening sometimes...

  • @alistairbain6149
    @alistairbain6149 3 года назад +297

    What I really respected about Richie Benaud was his complete impartiality. He loved cricket and commentated accordingly. Not saying he didn’t love Australia; he did. But he was never partisan.

  • @FranssensM
    @FranssensM 10 месяцев назад +39

    Can you imagine Bob Willis hugging & laughing with the opposition?
    No, he didn’t even talk to his teammates. The man was intense. Focussed on what mattered most in that moment. RIP

  • @someoneorother2222
    @someoneorother2222 4 года назад +318

    Like so many other people this is the match that got me into cricket. They call it Botham's Ashes but without this unbelievable spell of bowling by Bob Willis all of Ian's heroics would have been for nothing. Bob Willis passed away today so I just want to say thanks for everything Bob and may you rest in peace big feller.

    • @cliveuuking4602
      @cliveuuking4602 Год назад +1

      How did he die?

    • @markoconnell2458
      @markoconnell2458 Год назад +2

      @@cliveuuking4602 Cancer

    • @paulclissold1525
      @paulclissold1525 Год назад +1

      Mr botham built his reputation on some very very dodgy ozzie teams.

    • @foddyfoddy
      @foddyfoddy Год назад +6

      @@paulclissold1525 Maybe you missed the fact that this video was about Bob Willis?

    • @GrahamS67
      @GrahamS67 Год назад +1

      My thoughts exactly 👏👏👏

  • @kenbrice6075
    @kenbrice6075 Год назад +67

    Let us not forget the contribution to this win by Mike Brearley? What a captain!

    • @alanjm1234
      @alanjm1234 Год назад +6

      Ian Botham certainly benefited from being relieved of the responsibility.

    • @darrensmith4279
      @darrensmith4279 11 месяцев назад

      @@alanjm1234 never

  • @Wokko1963
    @Wokko1963 10 месяцев назад +19

    I watched this game live on my parent’s black and white in Perth WA as a schoolboy. I’m an Aussie supporter but the Botham innings and the Bob Willis bowling performance will live with me for the rest of my life.

  • @koreainsincere
    @koreainsincere 3 года назад +235

    When I see Ray Bright's middle stump smashed out of the ground, and hear the most iconic piece of cricket commentary of all time from the great Richie Benaud, I cry. This was my youth, and I can never get it back. RGD Willis 8-43. The greatest test match bowling spell of all time. From the bottom of my heart, thank you Bob.

    • @stevenwade7466
      @stevenwade7466 2 года назад +12

      You have summed this up perfectly.

    • @martinjf467
      @martinjf467 2 года назад +8

      Amen to that!!! 🙏

    • @spizzenergi2292
      @spizzenergi2292 2 года назад +7

      5:25 that me in the blue Shirt

    • @Eleventhearlofmars
      @Eleventhearlofmars Год назад +3

      @@spizzenergi2292 😂some polite applause 👏🏻

    • @joedennehy386
      @joedennehy386 Год назад +2

      Hadlees 9 for 53 wasnt bad either, nor was curtly at the wacca

  • @sayanchatterjee355
    @sayanchatterjee355 4 года назад +200

    Willis passed away today. Rest in Peace. What a legend. What an absolute legend.

  • @anujrana1865
    @anujrana1865 4 года назад +37

    RIP Sir Bob Willis you is,was and will always remain one of the all time greatest fast bowler in the history of cricket.Will never forget this incredible spell of aggressive and hostile fast bowling against Australia in Ashes 1981.Tributes to you from India.🙏

  • @abergreg
    @abergreg 10 месяцев назад +18

    I watched every second of this match live on tv. Its the best cricket match I've ever seen and I doubt there's ever been better.

  • @martinwatts7646
    @martinwatts7646 10 месяцев назад +6

    I watched this on telly as a cricket-mad nipper of 11, but it's the first time I've watched it in its entirety since then. I knew Bob was a fast bowler, but this is PROPER quick, seriously hostile bowling. Brilliant stuff.

    • @angelacooper2661
      @angelacooper2661 14 дней назад

      Same age as me, then - at the end of junior school. Beefy was my hero during my formative years!

  • @davidevans4704
    @davidevans4704 4 года назад +263

    Watched this live as a12yo with my dad never forget how happy my dad was . Fantastic cricket match.miss you so much dad xx.

    • @peterc9153
      @peterc9153 4 года назад +18

      Watched it with my late dad as well. I was 19 at the time. We both couldn't believe England had snatched this. They seemed totally lost before the inputs of Botham and Willis.

    • @johnlowdon5809
      @johnlowdon5809 4 года назад +2

      HAPPY DAYS.

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro 4 года назад +8

      Hi david evans I had exactly the same experience. I watched it with my Father, amazing game! One of the best memories I have with my Dad. I miss him too! Great to have these wonderful moments!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro 4 года назад +4

      peterc agreed, amazing match!

    • @shaunspillane2105
      @shaunspillane2105 4 года назад

      Same ;)

  • @smallbizdigitalmedia
    @smallbizdigitalmedia 4 года назад +118

    RIP Bob. I cycled back 11 miles from a fishing trip as a kid to watch this devastating spell of test cricket. Great commentator also and fellow Dylan fan.

  • @christopheradderley45
    @christopheradderley45 Год назад +38

    Never have I seen a sportsman so focused. Bob was completely "zoned out" and on a different planet. Planet Destruction. I believe that he re-entered the Earth's atmosphere around three days later 🧡

    • @paulmeaden5731
      @paulmeaden5731 10 месяцев назад +1

      He was angry with the selectors

  • @davidcoleman757
    @davidcoleman757 3 года назад +61

    My dad drove back from Cornwall like a madman so we could watch this live. I always loved Bob because he was a Dylan fan. Thanks for posting this - I never tire of reliving that incredible summer.

  • @TheScouseassassin
    @TheScouseassassin 4 года назад +15

    This was the match that got me into cricket. I was born in Essex but growing up in Ireland, 12 years old and listening to it live on the radio. You couldn't write the script...a century by beefy, then Big Bob steaming in from that marathon run up, the crowd cheering and the wickets tumbling, the final one a beautiful full ball taking middle stump...Boys Own stuff...Magic.

    • @angelacooper2661
      @angelacooper2661 Год назад +2

      I would have been eleven back then and in my last year at junior school, so a year younger than you. The panda is very relevant to me, as I had three toy pandas when growing up!

  • @Deano_Longley
    @Deano_Longley 2 года назад +59

    Will never ever be repeated, the circumstances, the 500/1,the booking out of the hotel,the tunnel vision by Bob,the empty ground ending up full,sporting drama at its best I remember been 8 yrs old and watching it & even then I just couldn't believe what was happening, absolutely brilliant and so was the commentary Ritchie benaud at his imperial best ,what a win England

    • @paulclissold1525
      @paulclissold1525 Год назад +1

      Messers lillee and marshes bet paid off. Lol

    • @cliveuuking4602
      @cliveuuking4602 Год назад

      Aussies got very, very rich. At a time that salaries couldn't compete with the bet. Make of that, what you will.

    • @venkataramank.s2122
      @venkataramank.s2122 Год назад +1

      Benaud was impartial.Remember one of his comment on lbw decision negated by umpire in favour of Australia.He quipped, ball would have missed the leg stump and perhaps the off stump.But I have no doubt in my mind what it would have done to the middle stump!!
      Sorely missed.

  • @pwareham61
    @pwareham61 5 лет назад +145

    Even after all these years, this still makes me emotional

    • @stevewilson8926
      @stevewilson8926 3 года назад +4

      And C Old,he got Border.

    • @martinjf467
      @martinjf467 2 года назад +4

      And me! My cheeks were wet watching this and I still punched the air when the great Bob Taylor took one of his catches. And Gatting??? 🙏

    • @margaretbanks8969
      @margaretbanks8969 2 года назад +1

      And me.

    • @spizzenergi2292
      @spizzenergi2292 2 года назад +3

      Never seen anyone more focussed than Bob Willis was on that day

    • @brusselssprouts560
      @brusselssprouts560 Год назад +3

      Probably the best fast bowling display ever.

  • @thomasoneill7365
    @thomasoneill7365 Год назад +24

    Bob Willis what a thoroughly decent man RIP. This was his finest hour..... Thank you for posting 👍👍

  • @KS_Khan1
    @KS_Khan1 4 года назад +11

    No fist pumping no animated reactions after taking wickets at such a tense situation. Bob you were a beauty..

  • @TheAndyScan
    @TheAndyScan 4 года назад +36

    RIP Bob: A world class fast bowler. A cricketing expert. And a true gentleman. My memories of this test match will never die - my kids know the folklore.

  • @markrichardson567
    @markrichardson567 4 года назад +17

    This was also a great example of top quality captaincy. If you watch Willis' reaction after each wicket he was clearly in the zone, knew exactly what he was doing, and wasn't getting carried away. The rest of the players were - understandably - getting more and more animated. Mike Brearley did a great job of sensing Willis' mood, managing the situation appropriately and keeping everything together. Willis and Botham were the stars but great work by Brearley.

  • @Scotscan
    @Scotscan 5 лет назад +85

    Let’s also pay tribute to the great voice of Christopher Martin-Jenkins who I found out passed away in 2013. A wonderful voice to listen to on radio and TV.

    • @terranceparsons5185
      @terranceparsons5185 3 года назад +5

      Best ever, "what a triumph it would be for him if he is still batting at 6 o'clock this evening"

    • @paddybpaddyb9940
      @paddybpaddyb9940 2 года назад +3

      CMJ, I loved him on the radio

    • @gilesridley4464
      @gilesridley4464 2 года назад +4

      I used to play cricket with him in Jim Swanson’s team, the Arabs (because we had no home ground of our own) and we were therefore nomads . CMJ, whom we all knew as ‘the Colonel was an accomplished club player, very elegant to watch, and a champion of a dying breed, a gentleman cricketer. I last saw him in India, on the day of the CWC FINAL in Mumbai in 2011.He told me then that he had cancer. He was quite matter of fact about it. He was an outstanding man. RIP Colonel.

  • @johnledingham852
    @johnledingham852 Год назад +7

    A great victory for England to be sure. What a show by Bob Willis. I recall listening to these moments being broadcast on ABC radio.
    Caught up with replays on television. But all these years later, whilst enjoying the replay on RUclips, what I'm enjoying the most are
    the mellow sounds of Richie Benaud's commentary. Unbiased and accurate in every detail. Cricket and Richie...how good is that?

  • @neilmurrell281
    @neilmurrell281 10 месяцев назад +3

    I sat watching this with my late Dad and it still makes me nervous watching it now. Bob Willis delivering probably the most destructive and devastating fast bowling I've ever seen. Thank you for that.

  • @suhass997
    @suhass997  4 года назад +27

    RIP the great Bob Willis! His wit, humour and his legendary commentary will be greatly missed. "Well Charles". He will be missed in the debate and the verdict on Sky. Thanks for the memories big Bob!

  • @hanifkhan8822
    @hanifkhan8822 11 месяцев назад +4

    remember bob willis growing up , his unique run up and fast pace made him special . after he retired his commentary was always good and unbiased too , top man . rip bob willis

  • @welshlad6427
    @welshlad6427 11 месяцев назад +8

    I remember watching this test with my Grandad. Still one of my favourite sporting memories ever. Still gives me goosebumps watching it now.

  • @mrradman2986
    @mrradman2986 Год назад +11

    Great spell from Bob Willis. RIP big man.
    If his run-up was any longer he'd be coming down the steps in the stand.

  • @Andrew-cl7kg
    @Andrew-cl7kg Год назад +12

    One of the greatest days in English sport simply fantastic

  • @sparlingsfarm
    @sparlingsfarm 4 года назад +142

    So sad to hear he has died. One of the legends of my childhood.

    • @rajsindha5488
      @rajsindha5488 4 года назад +1

      How old was he?

    • @sparlingsfarm
      @sparlingsfarm 4 года назад +2

      @@rajsindha5488 70

    • @blackdiamond7089
      @blackdiamond7089 4 года назад +6

      He was one of great fast bowlers Alas, he passed away... really he was fantastic winner of match... respect from Pakistan

    • @charu_agrawal
      @charu_agrawal 3 года назад +1

      RIP 🙏🙏

    • @eddyvideostar
      @eddyvideostar 3 года назад +1

      Dear Sparlings Farm. I am so sorry that his soul was sapped. He was my Surrey hero. Many times, I had seen him perform live for my London county and England country.

  • @maffman2001
    @maffman2001 4 года назад +44

    Thank you Mr Willis. I watched this match live as a very young man, it made me a life long cricket fan.

  • @YaxKukMo1426
    @YaxKukMo1426 4 года назад +28

    RIP Robert George Dylan Willis. One of the great spells in the history of Test Cricket

    • @kevanbrown7620
      @kevanbrown7620 2 года назад +1

      A huge Bob Dylan fan. My brother seen him while waiting to see a Dylan concert.

  • @jasoncarley9279
    @jasoncarley9279 3 года назад +18

    If you dont remember this as a youngster, then you didnt bunk off school enough! Legendary test match. R.I.P. Big Bob.

  • @idw9159
    @idw9159 3 года назад +12

    rip graham dilley as well as big bob, thanks for the memory of this unbelievable comeback win

  • @rameshpandya9626
    @rameshpandya9626 Год назад +5

    This remarkable bowling spell is the magnificent salient feature of late Bob Willis .While I was young of 25, l had listened to this event on radio.what a beautiful run up& bowling action he had! Hats off.

    • @garryscanlan235
      @garryscanlan235 Год назад

      Me too. I was 25 yrs old in Wales sunbathing in a pub camp site next to my Triumph Spitfire, DAR 485K, the driver's door open so my mate and I could listen to TMS. I remember leaping up at the point of victory from lying down and receiving the corner of said door in my head. Happy days.

  • @kandigames2113
    @kandigames2113 5 лет назад +32

    I had just started a new job up in Newcastle, maybe the second or third week. The secretary had a TV on her desk and started walking through the office keeping us updated as the wickets fell, by the end of the afternoon, everybody had stopped working and were crowded around her TV, including all the management. Great memories.

  • @kukihussainy
    @kukihussainy 4 года назад +22

    As of today, sadly, the great Bob Willis is no longer with us. But his spell on that summer day in 1981 will live forever. I watched it as a 15 year old kid and I dont think I have seen such a remarkable comeback since.

  • @foliumofdescartes7949
    @foliumofdescartes7949 Год назад +5

    At 8.00, the man who is bowling, the man who was batting and the man who took the catch are all gone from this world. Rest in peace Bob Willis, Rod Marsh and Graham Dilley.......

  • @userjim83
    @userjim83 4 года назад +30

    Love how Bob was so in the zone and just turned round and got his jumper or went back to his mark after each wicket.
    He was a man in a mission that day
    RIP Bob

  • @martinjf467
    @martinjf467 2 года назад +4

    Thank you SO MUCH for posting this video. That was one of the best days of my life! I used to work for the BBC and I had been on duty in vision (matching the cameras) at Headingly the day before when Botham had his prodigious knock, but I went home rather depressed because, despite a creditable innings it was obvious Australia would win with such a low target and so many class batsmen. The following morning I sat down in front of the telly (sound off, Test Match Special up on the radio!!!) because I had nothing much I fancied doing on my day off. AND WHAT A DAY OFF it turned out to be! I remember a flurry of wickets and then with hardly anyone left the Aussies dug in and the depression returned… then that final wicket! Woot woot!!!

    • @suhass997
      @suhass997  2 года назад +2

      Lucky you for having seen that match live with the BBC. It must have been wonderful. Long live the memories.

  • @Koolhais
    @Koolhais 4 года назад +11

    Rip Bob Willis. Thanks for the memories and the superb commentary big man! This spell will never be forgotten as long as cricket is played!

  • @mk1productions546
    @mk1productions546 4 года назад +7

    Truly wonderful great days, great players great commentators great BBC coverage happy times gone forever 😢😢

  • @TheBundleofkent
    @TheBundleofkent 2 года назад +27

    Willis bowling in a trance- no emotion. Absolutely incredible performance

    • @peteracton6360
      @peteracton6360 2 года назад +1

      You are so right, I never realised that, he is in total focus and not getting carried away with the celebrations, incredible display.

    • @markywellsboy2182
      @markywellsboy2182 2 года назад +1

      He looked like he hated everybody, including his own team.
      Probably not as much as he hated Fred Trueman for not mentioning him in his speech after the match.
      Absolutely devastating spell of violent bowling. RIP, big man.

  • @jordansullivan4150
    @jordansullivan4150 4 года назад +9

    Watching this back no more than an hour of Bobs death was announced. An outstanding cricketer and a great pundit.
    Great innings Bob, rest easy.

  • @shirleydrury5565
    @shirleydrury5565 10 месяцев назад +4

    Bob thank you for your talent and spirt I watched this as child in 81 and was thrilled . R.i.p god bless thank u 😊❤❤

  • @PaulabJohnson
    @PaulabJohnson 4 года назад +11

    Had to come back and watch this after the sad news about RGD today. Watched this as a 10 year old, even now hard to believe how good he was and how special this was. RIP Bob

  • @paul68z
    @paul68z 10 месяцев назад +2

    I was at home by myself on a study leave. Took a break to watch the cricket expecting Australia to win. Then Bob took a wicket so I thought I’d watch a bit more and eventually ended up watching to the end. Apparently traders in the City stopped trading shares and started watching the cricket as the day progressed and you will see the near empty ground filling up as the day went on. Amazing moment. Good old Bob. Great character and sportsman.

  • @richwalker1965
    @richwalker1965 5 лет назад +35

    I'm here because of the BBC - still brilliant all these years on - and great coverage the late great Richie Benaud, CMJ, Tom Graveney, Ted Dexter and earlier Gentleman Jim Laker. Happy days.

  • @neilanderson7721
    @neilanderson7721 Год назад +10

    I watched this live and remember it like it was yesterday. It is a bowling spell that will never be forgotten. Vale Bob Willis - the lion!

  • @davidstevenson6817
    @davidstevenson6817 Год назад +1

    I was driving back to my office in Leicester after a business meeting … Bob Willis took a wicket at almost every traffic light I stopped at … I couldn’t believe what was happening.
    I’ll never forget that short drive.

  • @daveragby5672
    @daveragby5672 4 года назад +12

    Amazing - thank you for sharing - RIP the great Bob Willis - I will always remember being a teenager picking strawberries in a field in Kent to earn some pocket money listening to the coverage of that test - I was really rooting for Bob Willis and every time he took a wicket I screamed and shouted across the field - one of the greatest fast bowlers this country has ever produced

  • @sridharr4251
    @sridharr4251 3 года назад +3

    I heard radio running commentary. This was an awesome test match - Botham 149 was unbelievable. Then Willis ripped thru Aussies
    80s cricket was competitive and fierce.. ashes at its best. Can't ask for more 👍👍👍

  • @garethwilliams3819
    @garethwilliams3819 6 лет назад +134

    Graham Dilley - unsung hero of '81 RIP

    • @rafikhan908
      @rafikhan908 5 лет назад +10

      A superb bowler!
      R.I.P.

    • @sin2k
      @sin2k 3 года назад +2

      @@rafikhan908 True.....

    • @andybroad1328
      @andybroad1328 2 года назад +4

      Partnership with Botham, Dilley got 50 and is never mentioned. The 3rd man that made this possible. But I am a Kent fan....

    • @wespaul9345
      @wespaul9345 2 года назад +2

      I did not know Dilley was gone until now. Devastating. Icons of English cricket as an Aussie we respected. Very sad.

  • @jez2466
    @jez2466 10 месяцев назад +1

    I was in London glued to the TV for Botham's innings. As I remember it I was travelling up north the following day and had no idea what was happening. I suppose Aus. were still favourites. Then I arrived at my mum's house and heard it was all over. Amazing days.

  • @Rhialto-the-Marvellous
    @Rhialto-the-Marvellous Год назад +9

    Cometh the hour, cometh the man! When the BBC's licence fee was value for money; cricket was pure theatre, without crass props and high fiving; the commentary was beautifully understated; and the West Indies remained the greatest team of the 80s. And yet still, like many observers, after the revelation of Marsh's and Lillee's betting, a degree of doubt over the legitimacy of the result ultimately robbed those of us who were captivated and enthralled in real time by this remarkable sporting achievement, of the unadulterated pleasure it so richly deserved. Shame on you, may your wattle forever droop!

  • @gaius_enceladus
    @gaius_enceladus 2 года назад +4

    NZer here - Willis was a real legend of the game! Unmistakable with his approach to the wicket and his big bouncing head of hair!

  • @agnostic47
    @agnostic47 4 года назад +9

    I remember watching this spell. I have never seen anyone bowl "in the zone" like that before or since. Scarily determined. Willis carried the England pace attack for years. RIP RGD Willis.

  • @VUKKAKE
    @VUKKAKE 4 года назад +3

    RIP Willis. What an exceptional bowler and pundit

  • @navillus15
    @navillus15 Год назад +7

    It’s amazing to think that two of the (comparatively) unsung heroes in Willis and Dilley are sadly no longer with us.

  • @deskehoe8608
    @deskehoe8608 3 года назад +11

    Still get shivers. This series got me as a 10 Yr old into cricket. Bob Willis RIP

  • @neilpountney9414
    @neilpountney9414 11 месяцев назад +4

    I still get goosebumps 42 years later, what an amazing game.

  • @noncaustic
    @noncaustic 4 года назад +5

    Was lucky enough to witness this live as a wide eyed 12 year old...vivid memories just as if it were yesterday

  • @dazmin100
    @dazmin100 5 лет назад +31

    One of the most extraordinary spells of bowling ever, mesmerising.

    • @iankemp8535
      @iankemp8535 5 лет назад +2

      There have over the years Joker been many many great matches but there was TV no Hype so did not get the exposure that cricket gets today

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye 10 месяцев назад +1

      True and not a mention in the ceremony.

  • @Robylazarus
    @Robylazarus 10 месяцев назад +4

    THE legend of Bob Willis --- Rest in peace.

  • @noelwilson5960
    @noelwilson5960 4 года назад +5

    Classic. Great England team, full of characters and they raised one anothers game. Bob Willis. Legend. It was a long hot summer, even in Scotland that year.

  • @arundevadiga4883
    @arundevadiga4883 2 года назад +3

    Superb spell by Willis. He really bowled his heart out

  • @garethwilliams3819
    @garethwilliams3819 6 лет назад +402

    Let us never forget the third hero of Headingley - Graham Dilley, RIP

    • @pwareham61
      @pwareham61 5 лет назад +16

      Damn Right

    • @TJ-vo5td
      @TJ-vo5td 5 лет назад +18

      Gareth Williams Good call!

    • @Wally-H
      @Wally-H 5 лет назад +24

      Indeed. Watching him bat with Botham in that famous second-innings stand is a very happy memory.

    • @Wally-H
      @Wally-H 5 лет назад +14

      Yes, died of oesophageal cancer cancer aged 52.

    • @mydarlinggirlrachae
      @mydarlinggirlrachae 5 лет назад +36

      Didn't know he died so young, that is sad. Respects from Australia

  • @paullittle4622
    @paullittle4622 6 лет назад +183

    An afternoon in the summer of 1981, that i will treasure for the rest of my life

    • @wilf18
      @wilf18 5 лет назад +3

      Paul Little indeed. One of the best memories

    • @stuzaza
      @stuzaza 5 лет назад +2

      Me too mate, happy days

    • @johnsmith-mj5ye
      @johnsmith-mj5ye 5 лет назад +3

      Work stopped in our office that afternoon!

    • @billrowell2919
      @billrowell2919 5 лет назад +2

      Me Too!!!

    • @nearlyretired7005
      @nearlyretired7005 4 года назад +4

      @@billrowell2919 I was 19 then.
      Well I thought, Australia will win.
      Went to do some bodywork on my Ford Capri.
      Came back and they were nine wickets down, and missed all the drama!

  • @portcullis5622
    @portcullis5622 4 года назад +30

    Sad news about Bob Willis today. Makes me feel old, as it does not seem that long ago that, as a teenager, I was watching him bowl for England.
    :(

    • @angelacooper2661
      @angelacooper2661 Год назад +1

      I would be younger than you, as I was eleven and leaving junior school at the time. Willis' demise I remember hearing about - he was 70 and so twenty one years older than me. Makes me feel old; forty one years ago and my childhood. I am now fifty two!

  • @neilhutchinson4545
    @neilhutchinson4545 4 года назад +3

    R.I.P. Bob Willis, one of England's finest bowlers, and a superb commentator.

  • @Pwecko
    @Pwecko 6 лет назад +77

    I had just started a job as a salesman visiting firms all over Liverpool when this Test was on. On the final day, I just sat in my car and listened to the cricket on the radio. I couldn't tear myself away from it I didn't last long in that job.

    • @angelacooper2661
      @angelacooper2661 14 дней назад

      I was eleven and at the end of junior school back then. Beefy was my hero during my formative years!

  • @winstonchurchill6506
    @winstonchurchill6506 Год назад +1

    11 years old at the time still remember watching this

  • @JohnNaxos-jl5bq
    @JohnNaxos-jl5bq 23 дня назад

    Watched this with my mum ,vowed that day never to leave England. Now I live on a Greek island,so I broke my promise but England was a very different country then. Together with Botham and Dilley,s heroics the previous evening it is one of my favourite sporting memories

  • @cosmic4037
    @cosmic4037 4 года назад +4

    RIP Bob...4 dec 19...best and only true fast baller England had at the time, a unsung hero.

  • @Edogawa1117
    @Edogawa1117 6 лет назад +186

    Richie Benaud ruled......awesome commentator.
    Glad he took us through this epic match.

    • @johnpaines2063
      @johnpaines2063 5 лет назад +8

      Agreed. Saying that the Aussies faced a "daunting task" at lunch (72 to win with six wickets standing, Dyson and Border at the crease and Marsh still to bat) are the words of a man who already knows the match result, though. At that point I'd have still put my money on Australia if I'd been old enough to go into a betting shop.

    • @dazmin100
      @dazmin100 5 лет назад +4

      That test series was a totally deserved end for Benaud, a magnificent test series to finish a magnificent career.

    • @dazmin100
      @dazmin100 5 лет назад +4

      The 2005? Ashes that is, what an awesome test, shame it had to finish.

    • @occy127
      @occy127 5 лет назад +1

      A bit biased at times though. So sick of hearing him go on about Warne and Healy when he made a good catch, we all knew how good they were during the 'bad old days' , Taylor/Marsh 350 + for 0 on Day 1. I'll always remember that.

    • @28102650
      @28102650 5 лет назад +3

      The best cricket commentator was Alan McGilvray. John Arlott may have been more 'poetic', but Alan was the most unbiased most knowledgeable commentator since I began listening to cricket in the 1960s.

  • @terranceparsons5185
    @terranceparsons5185 11 месяцев назад +2

    I think CMJ was an excellent commentator. His "what a triumph it would be for him if he is still there at 6 o'clock this evening" when Botham began his second innings is legendary.

  • @NatarajanGanesan
    @NatarajanGanesan 3 года назад +2

    I can recognize all the players ... Boy! am I old? Great team

  • @garthb5139
    @garthb5139 2 года назад +3

    Five slips is such an alpha field setting. With Bob and his magnificent barnet steaming in there was only one outcome possible.

    • @mikedavies9953
      @mikedavies9953 10 месяцев назад +1

      Deffo was Bobs finest hour a very underated bowler who had he bowled on the bone hard surfaces of Australia or the Caribean would have a much improved test record as his style was made for it

  • @mikebaty617
    @mikebaty617 4 года назад +3

    a wonderful moment in time that shall never be forgotten. Bob will always be remembered by those who care about the wonderful game of test cricket.

  • @dorjon6121
    @dorjon6121 Год назад +2

    Bob Willis ON FIRE 🔥🔥🔥
    And look at the movement of that Gatting fellow😂

  • @NoelAjay-hh8kz
    @NoelAjay-hh8kz 3 года назад +1

    Seen Sir Bob Willis bowl once in a south Zone Vs England Match long back. On his day he made those batsman jittery. A great sportsman as well.

  • @keithlemon457
    @keithlemon457 2 года назад +12

    I remember watching that live - one of the most amazing matches I have ever witnessed. This film brought back so many memories of that great England team. Nostalgia is a wonderful thing !

  • @rajivkumarsharma2201
    @rajivkumarsharma2201 3 года назад +5

    Deadly combination.. Bob Willis, Ian Botham & Ghram Dilly 🔥 with spin magic of Dareck Underwood ❤️

    • @davidcartmell2141
      @davidcartmell2141 Год назад +1

      derek underwood didn't play in 81'

    • @hanajinks1044
      @hanajinks1044 Год назад

      @@davidcartmell2141
      No, it was Darleck Underwood - no relation to Derek.

  • @claytonpascoe480
    @claytonpascoe480 8 месяцев назад

    Bob Willis. Fantastic for what you did. As a fast bowler. Whether we-are Australian, New Zealand,Jamaican, English, Indian, or Shri Lankan. One of the best fast bowler of all time.

  • @apurvavasavada383
    @apurvavasavada383 3 года назад +1

    Last day of my summer vacation. Turned my Murphy diode valve radio to max volume when the last wicket fell. The radio was on fire (literally) due to the heat.
    Great memories.

  • @SOUMIKGHOSHsoghosh4
    @SOUMIKGHOSHsoghosh4 4 года назад +9

    RIP Bob Willis...Legend forever...

  • @afc358
    @afc358 3 года назад +4

    I remember watching this live on holiday in Westgate as a 13 year old kid. Will stay with me forever.

    • @kevanbrown7620
      @kevanbrown7620 2 года назад

      I was 12. I will never forget it. Greatest test ever.👍

    • @angelacooper2661
      @angelacooper2661 Год назад

      I was eleven. Beefy my childhood hero!

  • @heathstjohn6775
    @heathstjohn6775 Год назад +1

    A few, shared, manly, understated back-patting congratulations from fellow teammates, rather than the oafish, violent, theatrical mid-air palm-slappers we have today, is the testimony these old films have bequeathed to us.

  • @aphowells
    @aphowells Год назад +1

    I was at secondary school in Taunton, Somerset (Ian Botham's county at the time) During lunch a couple of the teachers who were fans came around the school and took twenty or so of us down to the County Ground in Taunton to be in the ground as the afternoon developed. Fantastic day that will live long in the memory.

  • @davidscott743
    @davidscott743 6 лет назад +198

    Richie benaud, best cricket commentator ever

    • @WiggyVideos13
      @WiggyVideos13 5 лет назад +8

      Could have listened to Richie Benaud & Tony Greig all day....

    • @pmonkeygeezer6212
      @pmonkeygeezer6212 5 лет назад +4

      What a maaarrrvelous catch .... that was.

    • @davidberry8808
      @davidberry8808 5 лет назад +2

      " splendid effort that I thought " RB the best .

    • @erniebishop8641
      @erniebishop8641 5 лет назад +6

      the best SPORTS commentator ever

    • @TheOldHacker
      @TheOldHacker 5 лет назад +4

      Definitely. And one of the most imitated as well :-)

  • @jillgibb4022
    @jillgibb4022 3 года назад +3

    I can watch this video over and over again. It was wonderful.

  • @Stratboy999
    @Stratboy999 2 года назад +2

    Bob Willis. Absolute predator that day.

  • @nickmorris9689
    @nickmorris9689 10 месяцев назад +1

    There was a radio smuggled into the school concert I think it was . Word spread in the crowd ball by ball . Bob completely in the zone . Unstoppable

  • @TheUTubeTeamSucks
    @TheUTubeTeamSucks 4 года назад +4

    Came here after the news, RIP Bob, thanks for an outstanding memory ...

  • @harryhole3704
    @harryhole3704 4 года назад +18

    Richie Benaud along with John Arlott as the best cricket commentators that I have ever been privalidged to listen to..

  • @harindersinghjohaljohal4206
    @harindersinghjohaljohal4206 2 года назад +2

    A tribute to bob Willis
    ..i remember when england had 1981 series in india...leave me ...nostalgic....bunked my school in 5 standard...🙂